SEI Investments Company

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Quarterly Report for Quarter Ending September 30, 2025 (Form 10-Q)

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
(In thousands, except asset balances and per-share data)
This discussion reviews and analyzes the consolidated financial condition, the consolidated results of operations and other key factors that may affect future performance. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements, the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Overview
Consolidated Summary
SEI Investments Company is a leading global provider of financial technology, operations, and asset management services within the financial services industry. Investment processing fees are earned as either monthly fees for contracted services or as a percentage of the market value of our clients' assets processed on our platforms. Investment operations and investment management fees are earned as a percentage of assets under management, administration or advised assets. As of September 30, 2025, through our subsidiaries and partnerships in which we have a significant interest, we manage, advise or administer $1.8 trillion in hedge, private equity, mutual fund and pooled or separately managed assets.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 were:
Three Months Ended September 30, Percent Change Nine Months Ended September 30, Percent Change
2025 2024 2025 2024
Revenues $ 578,511 $ 537,396 8% $ 1,689,456 $ 1,567,961 8%
Expenses 418,550 393,564 6% 1,223,763 1,161,764 5%
Income from operations 159,961 143,832 11% 465,693 406,197 15%
Net gain from investments 1,992 427 367% 4,244 3,349 27%
Interest income, net of interest expense 10,098 13,438 (25)% 29,325 35,531 (17)%
Gain on sale of business - - NM 94,412 - NM
Other income 4,922 8,151 NM 9,422 8,151 NM
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate 31,903 36,513 (13)% 94,290 102,375 (8)%
Net gain from consolidated variable interest entities 1,845 - NM 1,845 - NM
Income before income taxes 210,721 202,361 4% 699,231 555,603 26%
Income taxes 46,135 47,461 (3)% 156,045 130,183 20%
Net income 164,586 154,900 6% 543,186 425,420 28%
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests 382 - NM 382 - NM
Net income attributable to SEI Investments Company 164,204 $ 154,900 6% $ 542,804 $ 425,420 28%
Diluted earnings per common share $ 1.30 $ 1.19 9% $ 4.25 $ 3.23 32%
The following items had a significant impact on our financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
•The sale of the Family Office Services business was completed on June 30, 2025 resulting in a net gain of $94.4 million, or $0.58 diluted earnings per share recorded in the second quarter 2025. The gain from the sale is reflected in Gain on sale of business on the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Operations (See caption titled "Divestiture of Family Office Services Business" later in this discussion).
•Revenue from Assets under management, administration, and distribution fees increased in the first nine months of 2025 primarily from higher assets under administration due to cross sales to existing alternative investment clients of the Investment Managers segment as well as new sales within the segment. Average assets under administration increased $131.6 billion, or 13%, to $1.1 trillion during the first nine months of 2025, as compared to $998.4 billion during the first nine months of 2024.
•Revenue from Asset management, administration and distribution fees also increased from market appreciation and positive cash flows into separately managed account programs and Strategist programs of the Investment Advisors segment. This was partially offset by negative cash flows from SEI fund programs and fee reductions in separately managed account programs during 2024. Revenue growth was also partially offset by client losses in the Institutional Investors segment. Average assets under management in equity and fixed income programs, excluding LSV, increased $9.0 billion, or 5%, to $186.9 billion in the first nine months of 2025 as compared to $177.9 billion during the first nine months of 2024.
•Fees from the SEI Integrated Cash Program of the Investment Advisors segment increased to $62.3 million during the first nine months of 2025 as compared to $30.4 million during the first nine months of 2024 due to the expansion of the program in late 2024.
•Revenue from Information processing and software servicing fees increased in the first nine months of 2025 primarily from new client conversions and growth from existing SEI Wealth PlatformSM(SWP) clients.
•Earnings from LSV decreased to $94.3 million in the first nine months of 2025 as compared to $102.4 million in the first nine months of 2024 due to negative cash flows from existing clients and client losses. Market appreciation of assets under management partially offset the decrease in earnings from LSV.
•The increase in personnel costs was primarily due to business growth, primarily in the Investment Managers segment.
•Operating expenses increased primarily from higher costs for consulting and outsourced vendor costs supporting operations in the Investment Managers and Private Banks segments.
•Capitalized software development costs were $22.8 million in the first nine months of 2025, of which $14.5 million was for continued enhancements to SWP. Capitalized software development costs also include $8.3 million of software development costs in the first nine months of 2025 for SEI Scope, a new platform for the Investment Managers segment placed into service during the third quarter 2025.
•Amortization expense related to SWP was $21.6 million in the first nine months of 2025 as compared to $20.5 million in the first nine months of 2024. Amortization expense related to the SEI Scope platform was $1.1 million in the first nine months of 2025.
•Effective tax rates were 21.9% during the third quarter 2025 and 23.5% during the third quarter 2024. During the first nine months of 2025 and 2024, effective tax rates were 22.3% and 23.4%, respectively.
•SEI repurchased 6.2 million shares of its common stock for $515.2 million in the first nine months of 2025.
Stratos Wealth Holdings
On July 17, 2025, we entered into an agreement with Stratos Wealth Holdings (Stratos), a family of companies focused on supporting the success of financial advisors across business models and affiliation structures. According to the agreement, we will pay a total cash consideration of approximately $527.0 million for 57.5% of the equity of Stratos. Certain legacy Stratos equity holders will continue to own 42.5%, which is subject to three equal put/call options at 36 months, 54 months and 72 months post-closing that, if fully exercised, will result in SEI owning 100.0% of Stratos. Subject to applicable regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions, the transaction is expected to close in two stages: the U.S.-based Stratos business, representing approximately 80.0% of the transaction value, and the Mexico-based NSC business. Professional fees and consulting costs incurred to date for the acquisition of Stratos have been recognized in corporate overhead. We expect to continue to incur these acquisition costs during the fourth quarter 2025.
Ending Asset Balances
(In millions)
As of September 30, Percent Change
2025 2024
Investment Managers:
Collective trust fund programs (A) $ 237,964 $ 204,429 16%
Liquidity funds 418 233 79%
Total assets under management $ 238,382 $ 204,662 16%
Client assets under administration 1,204,843 1,022,515 18%
Total assets $ 1,443,225 $ 1,227,177 18%
Private Banks:
Equity and fixed-income programs $ 28,408 $ 26,565 7%
Collective trust fund programs 3 5 (40)%
Liquidity funds 2,802 2,948 (5)%
Total assets under management $ 31,213 $ 29,518 6%
Client assets under administration 8,902 8,349 7%
Total assets $ 40,115 $ 37,867 6%
Investment Advisors:
Equity and fixed-income programs $ 85,245 $ 78,361 9%
Liquidity funds 3,391 2,790 22%
Total Platform assets under management $ 88,636 $ 81,151 9%
Platform-only assets 32,152 24,501 31%
Platform-only assets-deposit program 2,165 2,447 (12)%
Total Platform assets $ 122,953 $ 108,099 14%
Institutional Investors:
Equity and fixed-income programs $ 82,676 $ 79,252 4%
Collective trust fund programs - 1 (100)%
Liquidity funds 1,580 1,829 (14)%
Total assets under management $ 84,256 $ 81,082 4%
Client assets under advisement 6,564 8,038 (18)%
Total assets $ 90,820 $ 89,120 2%
Investments in New Businesses:
Equity and fixed-income programs $ 2,999 $ 2,825 6%
Liquidity funds 244 246 (1)%
Total assets under management $ 3,243 $ 3,071 6%
Client assets under administration (E) - 15,110 (100)%
Client assets under advisement 2,452 2,021 21%
Total assets $ 5,695 $ 20,202 (72)%
LSV:
Equity and fixed-income programs (B) $ 95,801 $ 93,855 2%
Total:
Equity and fixed-income programs (C) $ 295,129 $ 280,858 5%
Collective trust fund programs 237,967 204,435 16%
Liquidity funds 8,435 8,046 5%
Total assets under management $ 541,531 $ 493,339 10%
Client assets under advisement 9,016 10,059 (10)%
Client assets under administration (D) 1,213,745 1,045,974 16%
Platform-only assets 34,317 26,948 27%
Total assets $ 1,798,609 $ 1,576,320 14%
(A) Collective trust fund program assets are included in assets under management since SEI is the trustee. Fees earned on this product are less than fees earned on customized asset management programs.
(B) Equity and fixed-income programs include $1.4 billion of assets managed by LSV in which fees are based solely on performance and are not calculated as an asset-based fee (as of September 30, 2025).
(C) Equity and fixed-income programs include $6.9 billion of assets invested in various asset allocation funds at September 30, 2025.
(D) In addition to the assets presented, SEI also administers an additional $11.5 billion in Funds of Funds assets on which SEI does not earn an administration fee (as of September 30, 2025).
(E) Client assets under administration related to the Family Office Services business divested on June 30, 2025.
Average Asset Balances
(In millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, Percent Change Nine Months Ended September 30, Percent Change
2025 2024 2025 2024
Investment Managers:
Collective trust fund programs (A) $ 231,088 $ 198,839 16% $ 218,298 $ 181,820 20%
Liquidity funds 385 245 57% 310 226 37%
Total assets under management $ 231,473 $ 199,084 16% $ 218,608 $ 182,046 20%
Client assets under administration 1,174,961 1,005,111 17% 1,111,723 975,574 14%
Total assets $ 1,406,434 $ 1,204,195 17% $ 1,330,331 $ 1,157,620 15%
Private Banks:
Equity and fixed-income programs $ 28,051 $ 25,823 9% $ 26,826 $ 25,092 7%
Collective trust fund programs 3 5 (40)% 3 5 (40)%
Liquidity funds 2,834 2,858 (1)% 2,855 3,165 (10)%
Total assets under management $ 30,888 $ 28,686 8% $ 29,684 $ 28,262 5%
Client assets under administration 8,665 8,074 7% 8,473 7,904 7%
Total assets $ 39,553 $ 36,760 8% $ 38,157 $ 36,166 6%
Investment Advisors:
Equity and fixed-income programs $ 82,735 $ 76,111 9% $ 78,884 $ 74,198 6%
Liquidity funds 3,378 4,264 (21)% 3,320 4,420 (25)%
Total Platform assets under management $ 86,113 $ 80,375 7% $ 82,204 $ 78,618 5%
Platform-only assets 30,874 23,194 33% 28,034 21,096 33%
Platform-only assets-deposit program 2,136 1,176 82% 2,158 970 NM
Total Platform assets $ 119,123 $ 104,745 14% $ 112,396 $ 100,684 12%
Institutional Investors:
Equity and fixed-income programs $ 80,802 $ 77,473 4% $ 78,379 $ 76,363 3%
Collective trust fund programs - 1 (100)% - 1 (100)%
Liquidity funds 1,810 2,046 (12)% 1,773 1,917 (8)%
Total assets under management $ 82,612 $ 79,520 4% $ 80,152 $ 78,281 2%
Client assets under advisement 6,274 7,925 (21)% 5,952 7,310 (19)%
Total assets $ 88,886 $ 87,445 2% $ 86,104 $ 85,591 1%
Investments in New Businesses:
Equity and fixed-income programs $ 2,934 $ 2,432 21% $ 2,822 $ 2,289 23%
Liquidity funds 255 546 (53)% 258 410 (37)%
Total assets under management $ 3,189 $ 2,978 7% $ 3,080 $ 2,699 14%
Client assets under administration (E) - 14,973 (100)% 9,849 14,944 (34)%
Client assets under advisement 2,428 1,885 29% 2,321 1,698 37%
Total assets $ 5,617 $ 19,836 (72)% $ 15,250 $ 19,341 (21)%
LSV:
Equity and fixed-income programs (B) $ 92,969 $ 93,195 -% $ 90,060 $ 91,584 (2)%
Total:
Equity and fixed-income programs (C) $ 287,491 $ 275,034 5% $ 276,971 $ 269,526 3%
Collective trust fund programs 231,091 198,845 16% 218,301 181,826 20%
Liquidity funds 8,662 9,959 (13)% 8,516 10,138 (16)%
Total assets under management $ 527,244 $ 483,838 9% $ 503,788 $ 461,490 9%
Client assets under advisement 8,702 9,810 (11)% 8,273 9,008 (8)%
Client assets under administration (D) 1,183,626 1,028,158 15% 1,130,045 998,422 13%
Platform-only assets 33,010 24,370 35% 30,192 22,066 37%
Total assets $ 1,752,582 $ 1,546,176 13% $ 1,672,298 $ 1,490,986 12%
(A) Collective trust fund program average assets are included in assets under management since SEI is the trustee. Fees earned on this product are less than fees earned on customized asset management programs.
(B) Equity and fixed-income programs include assets managed by LSV in which fees are based solely on performance and are not calculated as an asset-based fee. The average value of these assets for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was $1.4 billion.
(C) Equity and fixed-income programs include $6.8 billion of average assets invested in various asset allocation funds for the three months ended September 30, 2025.
(D) In addition to the assets presented, SEI also administers an additional $11.5 billion of average assets in Funds of Funds assets for the three months ended September 30, 2025 on which SEI does not earn an administration fee.
(E) Client assets under administration related to the Family Office Services business divested on June 30, 2025.
In the preceding tables, assets under management are total assets of our clients or their customers invested in our equity and fixed-income investment programs, collective trust fund programs, and liquidity funds for which we provide asset management services through our subsidiaries and partnerships in which we have a significant interest. Advised assets include assets for which we provide advisory services through a subsidiary to the accounts but do not manage the underlying assets. Assets under administration include total assets of our clients or their customers for which we provide administrative services, including client fund balances for which we provide administration and/or distribution services through our subsidiaries and partnerships in which we have a significant interest. Platform-only assets-deposit program include assets of our clients in the SEI Integrated Cash program for which we provide custody services through our federal thrift subsidiary. The assets presented in the preceding tables do not include assets processed on SWP and are not included in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets because we do not own them.
Business Segments
Revenues, Expenses and Operating Profit (Loss) for our business segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 were as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30, Percent
Change 		Nine Months Ended September 30, Percent
Change
2025 2024 2025 2024
Investment Managers:
Revenues $ 207,050 $ 184,607 12% $ 594,165 $ 537,128 11%
Expenses 125,934 114,118 10% 364,781 334,955 9%
Operating Profit $ 81,116 $ 70,489 15% $ 229,384 $ 202,173 13%
Operating Margin 39 % 38 % 39 % 38 %
Private Banks:
Revenues $ 143,994 $ 138,734 4% $ 423,157 $ 401,272 5%
Expenses 120,763 115,097 5% 354,236 339,961 4%
Operating Profit $ 23,231 $ 23,637 (2)% $ 68,921 $ 61,311 12%
Operating Margin 16 % 17 % 16 % 15 %
Investment Advisors:
Revenues $ 147,465 $ 126,836 16% $ 421,234 $ 370,141 14%
Expenses 79,128 70,152 13% 227,384 206,063 10%
Operating Profit $ 68,337 $ 56,684 21% $ 193,850 $ 164,078 18%
Operating Margin 46 % 45 % 46 % 44 %
Institutional Investors:
Revenues $ 71,826 $ 71,626 -% $ 209,675 $ 214,911 (2)%
Expenses 38,068 37,851 1% 109,795 116,386 (6)%
Operating Profit $ 33,758 $ 33,775 -% $ 99,880 $ 98,525 1%
Operating Margin 47 % 47 % 48 % 46 %
Investments in New Businesses:
Revenues $ 8,176 $ 15,593 (48)% $ 41,225 $ 44,509 (7)%
Expenses 11,863 18,440 (36)% 48,789 55,403 (12)%
Operating Loss $ (3,687) $ (2,847) NM $ (7,564) $ (10,894) NM
For additional information pertaining to our business segments, see Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Investment Managers
Revenues increased $22.4 million, or 12%, in the three month period and increased $57.0 million, or 11%, in the nine month period ended September 30, 2025 and were primarily affected by:
•Increased administration fees from additional services provided to our largest alternative fund clients;
•Increased revenues from services provided to collective investment trusts; and
•Positive cash flows into alternative and traditional funds from new and existing clients; partially offset by
•Client losses and fund closures.
Operating margin increased to 39% in the three and nine month periods compared to 38% in both prior year periods. Operating income increased $10.6 million, or 15%, in the three month period and increased $27.2 million, or 13%, in the nine month period and was primarily affected by:
•An increase in revenues as mentioned above; partially offset by
•Increased costs associated with new business, primarily personnel costs and third-party vendor costs; and
•Costs to enhance, support and maintain technologies and investment service capabilities.
Private Banks
Three Months Ended September 30, Percent
Change 		Nine Months Ended September 30, Percent
Change
2025 2024 2025 2024
Revenues:
Information processing and software servicing fees $ 107,405 $ 102,043 5% $ 319,829 $ 296,213 8%
Asset management, administration & distribution fees 36,589 36,691 -% 103,328 105,059 (2)%
Total revenues $ 143,994 $ 138,734 4% $ 423,157 $ 401,272 5%
Revenues increased $5.3 million, or 4%, in the three month period and increased $21.9 million, or 5%, in the nine month period ended September 30, 2025 and were primarily affected by:
•Increased investment processing fees from new SWP client conversions and growth from existing SWP clients due to market appreciation and increased transaction volumes;
•Increased investment management fees from existing international clients due to market appreciation; and
•The positive impact from foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and the British pound on our foreign operations; partially offset by
•Lower investment processing fees from the recontracting of existing clients and a client loss; and
•Lower investment management fees from the recontracting of an existing client.
Operating margins decreased to 16% compared to 17% in the three month period and increased to 16% compared to 15% in the nine month period. Operating income decreased by $406 thousand, or 2%, in the three month period and increased $7.6 million, or 12%, in the nine month period and was primarily affected by:
•An increase in revenues as mentioned above; partially offset by
•Increased costs, mainly personnel, consulting and outsourced vendor costs supporting operations.
Investment Advisors
Three Months Ended September 30, Percent
Change 		Nine Months Ended September 30, Percent
Change
2025 2024 2025 2024
Revenues:
Investment management fees-SEI fund programs $ 57,724 $ 59,707 (3)% $ 166,903 $ 176,368 (5)%
Separately managed account fees 59,871 49,864 20% 165,862 144,203 15%
Other fees 29,870 17,265 73% 88,469 49,570 78%
Total revenues $ 147,465 $ 126,836 16% $ 421,234 $ 370,141 14%
Revenues increased $20.6 million, or 16%, in the three month period and increased $51.1 million, or 14%, in the nine month period ended September 30, 2025 and were primarily affected by:
•Increased fee revenue of $31.9 million from the SEI Integrated Cash Program due to the expansion of the program in late 2024; and
•Increased fees from separately managed account programs and Strategist programs due to growth from existing clients and market appreciation; partially offset by
•Decreased investment management fees from SEI fund programs resulting from the continued shift out of SEI fund programs into separately managed accounts and other investment products;
•Fee reductions in our separately managed account programs; and
•Decreased average basis points earned on assets in SEI mutual funds.
Operating margin increased to 46% compared to 45% in the three month period and increased to 46% compared to 44% in the nine month period. Operating income increased $11.7 million, or 21%, in the three month period and increased $29.8 million, or 18%, in the nine month period and was primarily affected by:
•An increase in revenues as mentioned above; partially offset by
•Increased direct expenses associated with the increase in separately managed account fees;
•Increased personnel costs from business growth, and
•Increased stock-based compensation costs.
Institutional Investors
Revenues increased slightly in the three month period and decreased $5.2 million, or 2%, in the nine month period ended September 30, 2025 and were primarily affected by:
•Decreased investment management fees from fee reductions and client losses; partially offset by
•Increased investment management fees from existing clients due to higher assets under management due to market appreciation; and
•Revenues from new Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) platform clients.
Operating margin remained at 47% in the three month period and increased to 48% compared to 46% in the nine month period. Operating income decreased slightly in the three month period and increased $1.4 million, or 1%, in the nine month period and was primarily affected by:
•Decreased direct expenses associated with investment management fees; and
•Decreased personnel costs; partially offset by
•A decrease in revenues in the nine month period as mentioned above.
Investments in New Businesses
Three Months Ended September 30, Percent
Change 		Nine Months Ended September 30, Percent
Change
2025 2024 2025 2024
Revenues:
SEI Private Wealth Management $ 5,796 $ 5,267 10% $ 16,468 $ 15,175 9%
SEI Family Office Services - 8,990 (100)% 18,002 26,068 (31)%
Other 2,380 1,336 78% 6,755 3,266 107%
Total revenues $ 8,176 $ 15,593 (48)% $ 41,225 $ 44,509 (7)%
Revenues decreased $7.4 million, or 48%, in the three month period and decreased $3.3 million, or 7%, in the nine month period ended September 30, 2025 and were primarily affected by:
•The divestiture of SEI Family Office Services during the second quarter 2025; partially offset by
•Increased revenues from network and data protection services offered through SEI Sphere due to new business;
•Increased revenues from SEI Private Wealth Management through higher assets under advisement due to market appreciation and new business.
Other
Corporate overhead expenses
Corporate overhead expenses primarily consist of general and administrative expenses and other costs not directly attributable to a reportable business segment. Corporate overhead expenses were $42.8 million and $37.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $118.8 million and $109.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The increases in corporate overhead expenses is primarily due to increases in personnel costs, professional fees related to M&A activity, consulting and stock-based compensation costs and investments in upgrading and enhancing various technologies utilized by corporate overhead units. We expect professional fees from the expected acquisition of Stratos to continue into the fourth quarter 2025.
Other income and expense
Other income and expense items on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations consist of:
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Net gain from investments $ 1,992 $ 427 $ 4,244 $ 3,349
Interest and dividend income 10,207 13,579 29,711 35,950
Interest expense (109) (141) (386) (419)
Gain on sale of business - - 94,412 -
Other income 4,922 8,151 9,422 8,151
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate 31,903 36,513 94,290 102,375
Net gain from consolidated variable interest entities 1,845 - 1,845 -
Total other income and expense items, net $ 50,760 $ 58,529 $ 233,538 $ 149,406
Net gain from investments
Net gain from investments in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 were primarily due to unrealized mark-to-market gains recorded in current earnings associated with LSV-sponsored investment funds and Company-sponsored investment funds from market appreciation (See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Interest and dividend income
Interest and dividend income is earned based upon the amount of cash that is invested daily. The decrease in interest and dividend income in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 was due to an overall decline in interest rates and lower invested cash balances.
Gain on sale of business
We recognized a gain of $94.4 million during the second quarter 2025 from the divestiture of the Family Office Services business (See caption titled "Divestiture of Family Office Services Business" later in this discussion).
Other income
We recognized a gain of $4.4 million from an insurance recovery during the third quarter 2025 and a gain of $4.5 million during the second quarter 2025 from the settlement of a matter with a third-party vendor.
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate reflects our ownership interest in LSV. As of September 30, 2025, our total partnership interest in LSV was 38.5%. The table below presents the revenues and net income of LSV and the proportionate share in LSV's earnings.
Three Months Ended September 30, Percent Change Nine Months Ended September 30, Percent Change
2025 2024 2025 2024
Revenues of LSV $ 111,750 $ 122,412 (9)% $ 325,894 $ 343,581 (5)%
Net income of LSV 82,812 94,634 (12)% 244,639 265,335 (8)%
SEI's proportionate share in earnings of LSV $ 31,903 $ 36,513 (13)% $ 94,290 $ 102,375 (8)%
The decrease in earnings from LSV in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 was primarily due to lower assets under management from negative cash flows from existing clients and client losses. Market appreciation of client assets partially offset the decrease in earnings from LSV. Average assets under management by LSV decreased $1.5 billion to $90.1 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 as compared to $91.6 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of 2%.
Net gain from consolidated variable interest entities
Net gain from consolidated variable interest entities in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 reflects the total net gains of the LSV Global Market Neutral Fund LP consolidated into our financial statements. The portion of this gain associated with our investment in the fund was $1.5 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025. The portion of this gain associated with other investors in the fund is eliminated through income attributable to non-controlling interests in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Operations (See Notes 1 and 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Amortization
Amortization expense on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations consists of:
Three Months Ended September 30, Percent Change Nine Months Ended September 30, Percent Change
2025 2024 2025 2024
Capitalized software development costs $ 8,405 $ 7,069 19% $ 22,800 $ 20,961 9%
Intangible assets acquired through acquisitions and asset purchases 3,168 3,276 (3)% 9,774 10,066 (3)%
Other $ 339 $ 68 399% 497 257 93%
Total amortization expense $ 11,912 $ 10,413 14% $ 33,071 $ 31,284 6%
Capitalized software development costs
The increase in amortization expense related to capitalized software development costs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 was due to significant enhancements to SWP and the placement into service of SEI Scope during the third quarter 2025 (See Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Income Taxes
The effective income tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 differ from the federal income tax statutory rate due to the following:
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Statutory rate 21.0 % 21.0 % 21.0 % 21.0 %
State taxes, net of federal tax benefit 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.9
Foreign tax expense and tax rate differential (0.1) 0.1 (0.1) 0.1
Tax benefit from stock option exercises (1.0) (0.1) (0.8) (0.4)
Other, net (0.7) (0.4) (0.5) (0.2)
21.9 % 23.5 % 22.3 % 23.4 %
The decrease in the effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 was primarily due to higher tax benefits related to stock option exercises and a decline in state effective tax rates.
On July 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed new tax legislation known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law which makes permanent many of the provisions enacted in 2017 as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that were scheduled to expire at the end of 2025. The enactment of the OBBBA primarily impacted the deferred tax liability and income tax payable related to the provisions for the elimination of the capitalization of onshore research and development costs (Section 174) and the reintroduction of 100% bonus depreciation (Section 168) and did not have a significant impact to the effective tax rate.
Stock-Based Compensation
We recognized $42.0 million and $37.2 million in stock-based compensation expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The increase in expense was primarily due to new equity awards granted during the fourth quarter 2024. The amount of stock-based compensation expense recognized is primarily based upon management's estimate of when the financial vesting targets of outstanding stock options may be achieved. Any change in the estimate could result in the amount of stock-based compensation expense to be accelerated, spread out over a longer period, or reversed. This may cause volatility in the recognition of stock-based compensation expense in future periods and could materially affect earnings (See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
We expect to recognize approximately $11.8 million in stock-based compensation expense during the remainder of 2025.
Divestiture of Family Office Services Business
On February 27, 2025, we announced the entry into a definitive agreement with Aquiline, a private investment firm specializing in financial services and technology, to acquire our Family Office Services business. We completed the sale on June 30, 2025 and recognized a gain of $94.4 million, net of transaction costs and certain other purchase price adjustments, during the second quarter 2025. Prior to the divestiture, the Family Office Services business was reported in our Investments in New Businesses segment.
Regulatory Matters
Like many firms operating within the financial services industry, we are experiencing a complex and changing regulatory environment across our markets. Our current scale and reach as a provider to the financial services industry, the introduction and implementation of new solutions for our financial services industry clients, the increased regulatory oversight of the financial services industry generally, new laws and regulations affecting the financial services industry and ever-changing regulatory interpretations of existing laws and regulations, and a greater propensity of regulators to pursue enforcement actions and other sanctions against regulated entities, have made this an increasingly challenging and costly regulatory environment in which to operate.
SEI and some of our regulated subsidiaries have undergone or been scheduled to undergo a range of periodic or thematic reviews, examinations or investigations by numerous regulatory authorities around the world, including the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom (FCA), the Central Bank of Ireland and others. These regulatory activities typically result in the identification of matters or practices to be addressed by us or our subsidiaries and, in certain circumstances, the regulatory authorities require remediation activities or pursue enforcement proceedings against us or our subsidiaries. From time to time, the regulators in different jurisdictions will elevate their level of scrutiny of our operations as our business expands or is deemed critical to the operations of the relevant financial markets. As described under the caption "Regulatory Considerations" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, the range of possible sanctions that are available to regulatory authorities include limitations on our ability to engage in business for specified periods of time, the revocation of registration, censures and fines. The direct and indirect costs of responding to these regulatory activities and of complying with new or modified regulations, as well as the potential financial costs and potential reputational impact against us of any enforcement proceedings that might result, is uncertain but could have a material adverse impact on our operating results or financial position.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2025 2024
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 481,264 $ 427,074
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities 40,497 (57,185)
Net cash used in financing activities (516,474) (310,392)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 11,953 6,941
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 17,240 66,438
Cash, cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents held at consolidated variable interest entities, beginning of period 840,193 834,998
Cash, cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents held at consolidated variable interest entities, end of period $ 857,433 $ 901,436
Our current credit facility provides for borrowings up to $500.0 million and is scheduled to expire in August 2030 (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). As of October 9, 2025, we had outstanding letters of credit of $4.9 million which reduced the amount available under the credit facility. These letters of credit were primarily issued for the expansion of the corporate headquarters and are due to expire in late 2025. As of October 9, 2025, the amount of the credit facility available for corporate purposes was $495.4 million.
The availability of the credit facility is subject to compliance with certain covenants set forth in the agreement. The credit facility contains covenants which restrict our ability to engage in transactions with affiliates other than wholly-owned subsidiaries or to incur liens or certain types of indebtedness as defined in the agreement. In the event of a default under the credit facility, we would also be restricted from paying dividends on, or repurchasing our common stock. Currently, our ability to borrow from the credit facility is not limited by any covenant of the agreement (See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
The majority of excess cash reserves are primarily placed in accounts located in the United States that invest entirely in commercial paper and SEI-sponsored money market mutual funds denominated in the U.S. dollar. We also utilize demand
deposit accounts or money market accounts at several large, well-established financial institutions located in the United States. The institutions we utilize have not indicated any stability issues regarding the ability to honor current or future deposit obligations to their customers. Accounts used to manage these excess cash reserves do not impose any restrictions or limitations that would prevent us from being able to access such cash amounts immediately. As of October 9, 2025, the amount of cash and cash equivalents considered free and immediately accessible for other general corporate purposes was $555.6 million.
Cash and cash equivalents include cash held in accounts of the LSV Global Equity Market Neutral Fund, LP consolidated into our financial statements and may only be used to settle obligations of the fund (See Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Cash and cash equivalents also include accounts managed by subsidiaries that are used in their operations or to cover specific business and regulatory requirements. The availability of this cash for other purposes beyond the operations of these subsidiaries may be limited. We therefore do not include accounts of foreign subsidiaries in the calculation of free and immediately accessible cash for other general corporate purposes. A portion of the undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries are deemed repatriated. Any subsequent transfer of available cash related to the repatriated earnings of foreign subsidiaries could significantly increase free and immediately accessible cash.
Cash flows from operations increased $54.2 million in the first nine months of 2025 compared to the first nine months of 2024 primarily from the increase in net income attributable to SEI. The negative impact from the change in working capital accounts due to decreased accrued liabilities, primarily from the higher payments of incentive compensation awards in 2025 as compared to 2024, partially offset the increase.
Net cash from investing activities includes:
•Purchases, sales and maturities of marketable securities.Purchases, sales and maturities of marketable securities in the first nine months of 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2025 2024
Purchases $ (123,708) $ (134,665)
Sales and maturities 93,367 121,347
Net investing activities from marketable securities $ (30,341) $ (13,318)
See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information related to marketable securities.
•The capitalization of costs incurred in developing computer software.We capitalized $22.8 million of software development costs in the first nine months of 2025 as compared to $18.4 million in the first nine months of 2024. Software development costs are principally related to significant enhancements for the expanded functionality of the SEI Wealth Platform and a new platform for the Investment Managers segment.
•Capital expenditures.Capital expenditures in the first nine months of 2025 were $21.1 million as compared to $27.2 million in the first nine months of 2024. Expenditures in 2025 and 2024 include capital outlays for purchased software and equipment for data center operations.
•Proceeds from business divestiture. We received gross proceeds of $116.0 million at the closing of the sale of the Family Office Services business on June 30, 2025.
•Other investing activities.We made strategic investments of $3.5 million and $10.0 million during the first nine months of 2025 and 2024, respectively, in innovation platforms for wealth management.
Net cash from financing activities includes:
•The repurchase of common stock.Our Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of common stock through multiple authorizations. Currently, there is no expiration date for the common stock repurchase program. We had total capital outlays of $527.5 million during the first nine months of 2025 and $252.9 million during the first nine months of 2024 for the repurchase of common stock.
•Proceeds from the issuance of common stock. We received $115.9 million and $62.8 million in proceeds from the issuance of common stock during the first nine months of 2025 and 2024, respectively, through our equity compensation plans. These proceeds were primarily from stock option exercise activity.
•Dividend payments.Cash dividends paid were $123.3 million in the first nine months of 2025 as compared to $120.3 million in the first nine months of 2024.
Cash Requirements
Cash requirements and liquidity needs are primarily funded through cash flow from operations and our capacity for additional borrowing. At September 30, 2025, unused sources of liquidity consisted of cash and cash equivalents and the amount available under our credit facility.
We are obligated to make payments in connection with the credit facility, operating leases, maintenance contracts and other commitments. We believe our operating cash flow, available borrowing capacity, and existing cash and cash equivalents will provide adequate funds for these obligations and ongoing operations. We currently anticipate that our available funds and cash flow from operations will be sufficient to meet our operational cash needs, expected M&A activity, and fund our stock repurchase program for at least the next 12 months and for the foreseeable future.
Forward-Looking Information and Risk Factors
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for forward-looking statements. Certain information contained in this discussion is or may be considered forward-looking. Forward-looking statements relate to future operations, strategies, financial results or other developments. Forward-looking statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that involve certain risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control or are subject to change. Although we believe our assumptions are reasonable, they could be inaccurate. Our actual future revenues and income could differ materially from our expected results. We have no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
Among the risks and uncertainties which may affect our future operations, strategies, financial results or other developments are those risks described in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K in Part I, Item 1A. These risks include the following:
•changes in capital markets and significant changes in the value of financial instruments that may affect our revenues and earnings;
•product development risk;
•risk of failure by a third-party service provider;
•pricing pressure from increased competition, disruptive technology and poor investment performance;
•the implementation of our outsourcing strategy leveraging a Global Capability Center;
•the affect on our earnings and cashflows from the performance of LSV Asset Management;
•consolidation within our target markets;
•external factors affecting the fiduciary management market;
•software defects, development delays or installation difficulties, which would harm our business and reputation and expose us to potential liability;
•data and cyber security risks;
•risk of the disclosure and misuse of personal data;
•risk of outages, data losses, and disruptions of services;
•intellectual property risks;
•third-party service providers in our operations;
•failing to keep pace with significant new technologies;
•poor investment performance of our investment products or a client preference for products other than those which we offer or for products that generate lower fees;
•failure to identify errors in quantitative investment models;
•investment advisory contracts which may be terminated or may not be renewed on favorable terms;
•the effect of governmental regulation;
•our ability to meet competing and/or conflicting regulatory requirements of the different jurisdictions;
•our ability to address conflicts of interest appropriately;
•fiduciary or other legal liability for client losses from our investment management operations;
•the results of commercial disputes, litigation and regulatory examinations and investigations;
•effective business strategies;
•our ability to capture the expected value from acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, minority investments or strategic alliances;
•increased costs and regulatory risks from the growth of our business;
•operational risks associated with the processing of investment transactions;
•disruptions of operations of other participants in the global financial system;
•our ability to hire and retain qualified employees;
•the competence and integrity of our employees and third-parties;
•our ability to receive dividends or other payments in needed amounts from our subsidiaries;
•changes in, or interpretation of, accounting principles or tax rules and regulations;
•fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;
•fluctuations in interest rates affecting the value of our fixed-income investment securities;
•financial and non-financial covenants which may restrict our ability to manage liquidity needs;
•stockholder activism efforts;
•retention of executive officers and senior management personnel;
•the effectiveness of our business, risk management and business continuity strategies, models and processes;
•unforeseen or catastrophic events, including the emergence of pandemic, extreme weather events or other natural disasters;
•geopolitical unrest and other events;
•climate change concerns and incidents; and
•environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters.
We conduct operations through many regulated wholly-owned subsidiaries. These subsidiaries include:
•SEI Investments Distribution Co., or SIDCO, a broker-dealer registered with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., or FINRA;
•SEI Investments Management Corporation, or SIMC, an investment advisor registered with the SEC under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, under the Commodity Exchange Act;
•SEI Private Trust Company, or SPTC, a limited purpose federal thrift chartered and regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency;
•SEI Trust Company, or STC, a Pennsylvania trust company, regulated by the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities;
•SEI Institutional Transfer Agent, Inc., or SITA, a transfer agent registered with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
•SEI Investments (Europe) Limited, or SIEL, an investment manager and financial institution subject to regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom;
•SEI Investments Canada Company, or SEI Canada, an investment fund manager that has various other capacities that is regulated by the Ontario Securities Commission and various provincial authorities;
•SEI Investments Global, Limited, or SIGL, a management company for Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities, or UCITS, and for Alternative Investment Funds, or AIFs, that is regulated primarily by the Central Bank of Ireland, or CBI;
•SEI Investments - Global Fund Services, Ltd., or GFSL, an authorized provider of administration services for Irish and non-Irish collective investment schemes that is regulated by the CBI;
•SEI Investments - Depositary and Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited, or D&C, an authorized provider of depositary and custodial services that is regulated by the CBI;
•SEI Investments - Luxembourg S.A., or SEI Lux, a professional of the specialized financial sector subject to regulation by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg;
•SEI Investments Global (Cayman), Ltd., a full mutual fund administrator that is regulated by the Cayman Island Monetary Authority;
•SEI Investments (South Africa) (PTY) Limited, a Private Company that is a licensed Financial Service Provider regulated by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority; and
•SEI Investments - Guernsey Limited, a provider of custody, administration and reporting services that is regulated by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission.
In addition to the regulatory authorities listed above, our subsidiaries are subject to the jurisdiction of regulatory authorities in other foreign countries. In addition to our wholly-owned subsidiaries, we also own a minority interest of approximately 38.5% in LSV, which is also an investment advisor registered with the SEC.
The Company, its regulated subsidiaries, their regulated services and solutions and their customers are all subject to extensive legislation, regulation, and supervision that recently has been subject to, and continues to experience, significant change and increased regulatory activity. These changes and regulatory activities could have a material adverse effect on us and our clients.
The various governmental agencies and self-regulatory authorities that regulate or supervise the Company and its subsidiaries have broad administrative powers. In the event of a failure to comply with laws, regulations, and requirements of these agencies and authorities, the possible business process changes required or sanctions that may be imposed include the suspension of individual employees, limitations on our ability to engage in business for specified periods of time, the revocation of applicable registration as a broker-dealer, investment advisor or other regulated entity, and, as the case may be, censures and fines. Additionally, certain securities and banking laws applicable to us and our subsidiaries provide for certain private rights of action that could give rise to civil litigation. Any litigation could have significant financial and non-financial consequences including monetary judgments and the requirement to take action or limit activities that could ultimately affect our business.
Governmental scrutiny from regulators, legislative bodies, and law enforcement agencies with respect to matters relating to our regulated subsidiaries and their activities, services and solutions, our business practices, our past actions and other matters has increased dramatically in the past several years. Responding to these examinations, investigations, actions, and lawsuits, regardless of the ultimate outcome of the proceeding, is time consuming and expensive and can divert the time and effort of our senior management from our business. Penalties, fines and changes to business processes sought by regulatory authorities have increased substantially over the last several years, and certain regulators have been more likely in recent years to commence enforcement actions or to advance or support legislation targeted at the financial services industry. We continue to be subject to inquiries from examinations and investigations by supervisory and enforcement divisions of regulatory authorities and expect this to continue in the future. We believe this is also the case with many of our regulated clients. Governmental scrutiny and legal and enforcement proceedings can also have a negative impact on our reputation, our relationship with clients and prospective clients, and on the morale and performance of our employees, which could adversely affect our businesses and results of operations.
We are subject to U.S. and foreign anti-money laundering and financial transparency laws that require implementation of regulations applicable to financial services companies, including standards for verifying client identification and monitoring client transactions and detecting and reporting suspicious activities. We offer investment and banking solutions that also are subject to regulation by the federal and state securities and banking authorities, as well as foreign regulatory authorities, where applicable. Existing or future regulations that affect these solutions could lead to a reduction in sales of these solutions or require modifications of these solutions.
We must comply with economic sanctions and embargo programs administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and similar national and multinational bodies and governmental agencies outside the United States, as well as anti-corruption and anti-money laundering laws and regulations throughout the world. We can incur higher costs and face greater compliance risks in structuring and operating our businesses to comply with these requirements. Furthermore, a violation of a sanction or embargo program or anti-corruption or anti-money laundering laws and regulations could subject us and our subsidiaries, and individual employees, to regulatory enforcement actions as well as significant civil and criminal penalties.
Our businesses are also subject to privacy and data protection information security legal requirements concerning the use and protection of certain personal information. These include those adopted pursuant to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 in the United States, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the EU, Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, the Cayman Islands' Data Protection Law, and various other laws. Privacy and data security legislation is a priority issue in many states and localities in the United States, as well as foreign jurisdictions outside of the EU. For example, California enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) which broadly regulates the sale of the consumer information of California residents and grants California residents certain rights to, among other things, access and delete data about them in certain circumstances. Other states are considering similar proposals. Such attempts by the states to regulate have the potential to create a patchwork of differing and/or conflicting state regulations. Ensuring compliance under ever-evolving privacy legislation, such as GDPR and CCPA, is an ongoing commitment, which involves substantial costs.
Compliance with existing and future regulations and responding to and complying with recent increased regulatory activity affecting broker-dealers, investment advisors, investment companies, financial institutions, and their service providers could have a significant impact on us. We periodically undergo regulatory examinations and respond to regulatory
inquiries and document requests. In addition, recent and continuing legislative activity in the United States and in other jurisdictions (including the European Union and the United Kingdom) have made and continue to make extensive changes to the laws regulating financial services firms. As a result of these examinations, inquiries, and requests, as a result of increased civil litigation activity, and as a result of these new laws and regulations, we engage legal counsel and other subject matter experts, review our compliance procedures, solution and service offerings, and business operations, and make changes as we deem necessary or as may be required by the applicable authority. These additional activities and required changes may result in increased expense or may reduce revenues.
Our bank clients are subject to supervision by federal, state, and foreign banking and financial services authorities concerning the manner in which such clients purchase and receive our products and services. Our plan sponsor clients and our subsidiaries providing services to those clients are subject to supervision by the Department of Labor and compliance with employee benefit regulations. Investment advisor and broker-dealer clients are regulated by the SEC, state securities authorities, or FINRA. Existing or future regulations applicable to our clients may affect our clients' purchase of our products and services.
In addition, see the discussion of governmental regulations in Item 1A "Risk Factors" in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K for a description of the risks that the current regulatory regimes and proposed regulatory changes may present for our business.
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